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Recall alert: Listeria risk prompts Keswick Creamery to recall cheeses

By Kelli Dugan, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
By Kelli Dugan, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

NEWBURG, Pa. — Keswick Creamery on Monday recalled nearly a dozen of its cheeses, citing potential listeria contamination.

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According to the recall notice, the affected cheeses were distributed at Dupont Circle Freshfarm Market in Washington, D.C.; Takoma Park Farmers Market in Takoma Park, Maryland; Smith Meadows Farm Store in Berryville, Virginia; Oylers Organic Farms and Market in Biglerville, Pennsylvania; and Talking Breads Farm Store in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

Newburg, Pennsylvania-based Keswick Creamery confirmed the following cheese varieties have been recalled:

  • Calverley Cheese: 4-ounce to 12-ounce packages.
  • Vulkwin’s Folly Cheese: 4-ounce to 12-ounce packages.
  • Havarti Cheese: 4-ounce to 12-ounce packages.
  • Vermeer Cheese: 4-ounce to 12-ounce packages.
  • Wallaby Cheese: 4-ounce to 12-ounce packages.
  • Cider Washed Tomme Cheese: 4-ounce to 12-ounce packages.
  • Feta Cheese: 4-ounce to 12-ounce packages.
  • Whole Milk Ricotta: 8-ounce and 16-ounce clear deli container with expiration dates of July 18, July 25, Aug. 1, Aug. 8 and Aug. 18, 2022.
  • Bovre Cheese: 8-ounce clear deli containers of plain, oregano and garlic, herbes de Provence and cranberry and honey varieties with expiration dates of July 25, Aug. 1, Aug. 8 and Aug. 22, 2022.
  • Quark Cheese: 8-ounce and 16-ounce clear deli containers of plain and dill and onion varieties with expiration dates of July 7, Aug. 4 and Aug. 25, 2022.

No illnesses linked to the recall have been reported to date, the company stated.

Per the recall, a routine sampling program conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revealed that some finished products contained the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

“Keswick Creamery has ceased the production and distribution of all products as the FDA and the company continue their investigation as to what caused the problem,” the recall stated.

Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, which can result in serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly and others with weakened immune systems, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.

Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeriosis can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women, the agency stated.

Consumers who have purchased any of the affected cheese are advised to discard the product. Customers should email Keswick Creamery directly at keswickrecall@gmail.com or call 1-800-946-1631, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT to report their product and receive a full refund.

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